Heavy water moderated reactor

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000228

A reactor that uses heavy water as its moderator. Heavy water is an excellent moderator and thus permits the use of unenriched uranium as a fuel.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-NUC-000228
Field	Nuclear energy and radiation
References	NRC Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A reactor that uses heavy water as its moderator. Heavy water is an excellent moderator and thus permits the use of unenriched uranium as a fuel.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/heavy-water-moderated-reactor/"
}

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